English has been almost entirely foreign to the Middle East in general, and to Israel/Palestine in particular. Nevertheless, a robust ecosystem of English-language media outlets has been active in it since the 1920s. This presentation will analyze the evolution of the journalistic, political and commercial interests at play while these outlets were negotiating their relationship with their audience, from British imperial actors in the Interwar era to Jewish diaspora groups in the digital age.

About the Speaker

Gilad Halpern is a journalist and media historian. He has recently completed a PhD at the University of Haifa's Department of Communication, entitled "The Palestine Post 1932-1950: Journalism and Advocacy amid Imperial Decline and Rising Nationalism". Prior to becoming an academic he was a full-time journalist in Israel and Europe.